And the Violins Stopped Playing
And the Violins Stopped Playing

And the Violins Stopped Playing

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1988
1h 56m
7.5(6 votes)
War
Drama

Overview

This is the true story about a group of Romani's (gypsy) in occupied Poland during World War II as they confront the atrocities and tragedies of a forgotten holocaust.

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Studio Filmowe Tor

Cast & Crew

52 members
Acting

Horst Buchholz

Dymitr Mirga

Horst Buchholz
Acting

Maya Ramati

Zoya Natkin

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Piotr Polk

Roman Mirga

Piotr Polk
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Didi Ramati

Wala Mirga

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Zitto Kazann

Mikita

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Marcin Troński

Josef Mengele

Marcin Troński
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Wojciech Pastuszko

Koro

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Jacek Sas-Uhrynowski

Paweł

Jacek Sas-Uhrynowski
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Marne Maitland

Sandu

Marne Maitland
Acting

Bettine Milne

Rosa

Bettine Milne
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Aleksander Bardini

Szura Greczko

Aleksander Bardini
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Marek Barbasiewicz

count Paszkowski

Marek Barbasiewicz
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Jerzy Nowak

professor Epstein

Jerzy Nowak
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Katarzyna Siwak

Mara

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Aldona Grochal

Wala's sister

Aldona Grochal
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Wiesław Wójcik

Bora Natkin

Wiesław Wójcik
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Ernestyna Winnicka

Zoya's mother

Ernestyna Winnicka
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Jan Machulski

colonel Kruger

Jan Machulski
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Władysław Komar

Dombrowski

Władysław Komar
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Michelle Marlowe

Alicja

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Wiktor Zborowski

Tomasz

Wiktor Zborowski
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Krzysztof Świętochowski

Franko

Krzysztof Świętochowski
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Aleksander Ford

Zenon

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Ewa Telega

Ira

Ewa Telega
Acting

Jerzy Turek

polish peasant

Jerzy Turek
Acting

Wojciech Wysocki

Unknown Role

Wojciech Wysocki
Acting

Włodzimierz Jasiński

Unknown Role

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Edward Dobrzański

Kola

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Hanna Polk

Zofia

Hanna Polk
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Margita Dukiet

Zofia's mother

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Juliusz Berger

slovak Gypsy

Juliusz Berger
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Cezary Morawski

captain Brond

Cezary Morawski
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Bogusław Sobczuk

Rudolf Höss

Bogusław Sobczuk
Acting

Barbara Rachwalska

Ms. Stefa

Barbara Rachwalska
Acting

Emilian Kamiński

Unknown Role

Emilian Kamiński
Acting

Celina Ciecierska

gypsy singer

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Sound

Robert Majewski

gypsy singer

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Bogumił Antczak

(uncredited)

Bogumił Antczak
Acting

Aleksiej Awdiejew

(uncredited)

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Elżbieta Bielska

(uncredited)

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Irena Byszewska

(uncredited)

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Jerzy Frydrych

(uncredited)

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Jan Hencz

(uncredited)

Jan Hencz
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Ryszard Jasiński

(uncredited)

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Leszek Kubanek

(uncredited)

Leszek Kubanek
Acting

Tomasz Mędrzak

(uncredited)

Tomasz Mędrzak
Crew

Bogdan Michalak

(uncredited)

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Jarosław Pilarski

(uncredited)

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Marek Probosz

(uncredited)

Marek Probosz
Acting

Wojciech Skibiński

policeman (uncredited)

Wojciech Skibiński
Crew

Sylwester Zawadzki

(uncredited)

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Jerzy Zelnik

Danko Muler (uncredited)

Jerzy Zelnik

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